https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-rss/?orgId=121312&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Damisah Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 21:41:33 Z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03523-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03523-5 Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD, left, and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, right, are first and senior authors, respectively, of a systematic review and meta-analysis in Molecular Psychiatry of 63 preclinical and human studies evaluating endocannabinoid system modulators for alcohol use disorder. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cvgqnw1ll20o https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cvgqnw1ll20o According to Prof Turk-Browne, till di last decade, researchers bin reason say babies bin no dey make memories. Some believe say na bicos of lack of dia fully-formed sense of self or di ability to tok. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-scientists-seek-to-uncover-neural-and-genomic-mechanisms-that-drive-anxiety/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-scientists-seek-to-uncover-neural-and-genomic-mechanisms-that-drive-anxiety/ An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine has launched a pioneering study aimed at uncovering the neural and genomic mechanisms that drive anxiety. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/20/why-dont-we-remember-being-baby-new-study-provides-clues https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/20/why-dont-we-remember-being-baby-new-study-provides-clues Infants can encode specific memories, a new Yale study shows, suggesting “infantile amnesia” might be a memory retrieval problem. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/antoneta-gavoci-and-stephanie-staszko-receive-2025-kavli-postdoctoral-award-for-academic-diversity/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/antoneta-gavoci-and-stephanie-staszko-receive-2025-kavli-postdoctoral-award-for-academic-diversity/ Antoneta Gavoci, PhD, from the laboratory of Shaul Yogev, and Stephanie Staszko, PhD, from the laboratory of Alfred Kaye, have been selected to receive the 2025 Kavli Postdoctoral Award for Academic Diversity. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-celebrates-dr-eyiyemisi-damisahs-hypothesis-fund-seed-award-for-innovative-brain-research/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-celebrates-dr-eyiyemisi-damisahs-hypothesis-fund-seed-award-for-innovative-brain-research/ What can single neurons teach us about how our brains recognize patterns (such as words & structure of language)? Hypothesis Fund awardee Eyiyemisi Damisah aims to understand the neurological basis of statistical learning. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-researchers-to-study-mdma-methylone-as-treatment-for-veterans-with-ptsd/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/yale-researchers-to-study-mdma-methylone-as-treatment-for-veterans-with-ptsd/ Two Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists have been awarded a federal research grant to study the effects of the drugs MDMA and methylone as possible treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/center-for-brain-and-mind-health-first-annual-symposium/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/damisah/news-article/center-for-brain-and-mind-health-first-annual-symposium/ The CBMH first annual symposium was held in May 2023, with over 100 in-person participants ranging from trainees to senior faculty. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z